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Africa, drove the Vandals from thence, and ef- 

 tablifhed themfelves on the borders of Tunis. 



3. The Armenians, whofe country was ancient- 

 ly a province of Perfia, and in that ftate fell 

 under the government of the Macedonians. 

 During the reign of Tigranes, the Armenians 

 were conquered by the Romans, from which time 

 they were governed by petty princes, and at laft 

 fell under the dominion of the Parthians. 



4. The Amazons, who dwelt, as is fuppofed, 

 in Cappadocia, and were originally Scythians. 

 The firft queens, of whom they talk, lived in 

 the time of Adyftus of Argos. The latter of 

 them were conquered by Thefeus, and the re- 

 mains of this nation eftablifhed themfelves after 

 that time beyond the river Tanais. 



5. The Carians^ who inhabited Afia Minor, 

 and were anciently called Leleges. They were 

 for fome time fubject to Minos, king of Crete , 

 were afterward conquered by Cyrus, and at laft 

 fubmitted by degrees to the lonians. 



6. The Odrifes, a people of Thrace. 



7. The Papblagonians, who dwelt between the 

 Euxine fea and Galatia, and took their name 

 from Paphlagon fon of Phineas. They were 

 conquered fuccefiively by Croelus, Cyrus, and 

 by the Romans, who, during the time of the em- 

 peror Dioclefian, incorporated that ftate with 

 the province of Pontus. 



8. The kingdom of Pcrgamus, whofe laft king, 

 !us, left by his will his kingdom to the Ro- 

 mans. 



9. The 



